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Taj Mahal
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations0
- last inspectedOctober 15, 2012
- address1512 W Taylor St, Chicago 60607
Is Taj Mahal clean?
Taj Mahal is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on October 15, 2012. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Taj Mahal?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 15, 2012, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off* Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served • UPON INSPECTION THERE WAS NO CERTIFIED CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE MANAGER ON PREMISES OR POSTED WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS WERE BEING COOKED. THERE MUST ALWAYS BE A CERTIFIED CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE MANAGER ON PREMISES AND POSTED AT ALL TIMES. SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED 7-38-012.CERTIFIED MANAGER ARRIVED ON PREMISES AT 2:35PM WITH PROOF OF ORIGINAL CERTIFICATE.
- ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • MUST PROPERLY LABEL ALL FOODS NOT IN ORIGINAL CONTAINERS AT ALL TIMES.(I.E.,SALT AND SUGAR AT REAR STORAGE AREA).Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • MUST PROPERLY LABEL ALL FOODS NOT IN ORIGINAL CONTAINERS AT ALL TIMES.(I.E.,SALT AND SUGAR AT REAR STORAGE AREA).
- ⚠️Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles • MUST PROPERLY STORE ALL MULTI-USE UTENSILS AT ALL TIMES(I.E. KNIVES STORED AT WALL BETWEEN 3COMP SINK).Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles • MUST PROPERLY STORE ALL MULTI-USE UTENSILS AT ALL TIMES(I.E. KNIVES STORED AT WALL BETWEEN 3COMP SINK).
- 🧫food prep surfaces dirtyFood And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • MUST REPLACE WORN CUTTING BOARD WITH DARK GROOVES AT KITCHEN.
- ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • MUST DETAIL CLEAN ALL FLOORS AT CORNERS TO REMOVE GRIME AND FOOD DEBRIS UNDER ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT.Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • MUST DETAIL CLEAN ALL FLOORS AT CORNERS TO REMOVE GRIME AND FOOD DEBRIS UNDER ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT.
- ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • MUST CLEAN WALLS BY REAR REACH IN COOLER TO REMOVE FOOD SPLASHES. MUST REPAIR HOLE IN THE WALL UNDER THE 3COMP SINK AND SEAL OPEN CREVICES AT WALL BETWEEN COUVING SO AS TO BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • MUST CLEAN WALLS BY REAR REACH IN COOLER TO REMOVE FOOD SPLASHES. MUST REPAIR HOLE IN THE WALL UNDER THE 3COMP SINK AND SEAL OPEN CREVICES AT WALL BETWEEN COUVING SO AS TO BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
- 🏷️food improperly labeledToilet Room Doors Self Closing: Dressing Rooms With Lockers Provided: Complete Separation From Living/Sleeping Quarters • MUST REPAIR SELF-CLOSING DEVICE AT REAR STAFF RESTROOM.
- ⚠️Appropriate Method Of Handling Of Food (Ice) Hair Restraints And Clean Apparel Worn • ALL FOOD PREP STAFF MUST WEAR HAIR RESTRAINTS AT ALL TIMES.Appropriate Method Of Handling Of Food (Ice) Hair Restraints And Clean Apparel Worn • ALL FOOD PREP STAFF MUST WEAR HAIR RESTRAINTS AT ALL TIMES.
When was Taj Mahal last inspected?
Taj Mahal has 4 inspections on record going back to October 25, 2010.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| October 21, 2013 | closed by the city | |
| October 15, 2012 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| October 6, 2011 | Pass | |
| October 25, 2010 | Pass |
Taj Mahal vs Near West Side
Near West Side runs 72% clean across 2,033 tracked restaurants — 1,463 clean, 406 mid, 151 cooked.
Against the 2,033 spots Cooked tracks in Near West Side, this one comes out cleaner than 19% of them.
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How Chicago grades restaurants
Chicago does not use letter grades. Every inspection ends in one of three official results: Pass, Pass with Conditions, or Fail. Pass with Conditions means violations were found but corrected on the spot or under a deadline — the restaurant is open, with homework. A Fail means serious violations went uncorrected, and it usually brings a re-inspection within days. Chicago also flags “priority” violations, the ones most likely to actually make someone sick. Cooked reads Pass as clean, Pass with Conditions as mid, and Fail as cooked, and shows the itemized violations behind each result.
Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated October 15, 2012. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.